Final exam
• Our classroom - 12:30-2:00
• Please bring your binder
Have a great summer!
Wednesday June 10
In class:
• Review for final exam (shortened class period because of step-up day)
Homework for 6/15:
• Study for the final exam.
Monday June 8
In class:
• Stephen's CE
• Current events quiz
• Review for final exam
Homework for 6/8: • Complete your part of the review by adding images to your section of the document and being ready to explain key ideas/concepts/terms in class (add images to slides linked here).
• Study for the exam using the review packet. (Having an organized binder will help you prepare for the exam.)
Thursday June 4
In class:
• Justin's CE presentation
• Explore Leonardo's genius!
- link 1 (look at Leonardo's notebooks)
- link 2
- link 3 (write your name backwards)
- link 4
- link 5
Homework for 6/8: • Study for a current events quiz over Tony's and Justin's presentations.
• Complete your part of the review by adding images to your section of the document and being ready to explain key ideas/concepts/terms in class (add images to slides linked here).
• Study for the exam using the review packet. (Having an organized binder will help you prepare for the exam.)
In class:
• Tony's current events presentation
• Current events quiz
• Finish art presentations
Homework for 6/4: • No homework
Friday May 29
In class:
• Complete art annotation #4
• Begin presentations on High Renaissance artworks
- Sistene Chapel Ceiling - Khan Academy link
- God Creating Adam link
Homework for 6/2: • Study for a current events quiz over Erin's and Nolan's presentations.
Wednesday May 27
In class:
• Quiz - Early Renaissance / Era of Medici
• Keynote: High Renaissance developments in painting and sculpture
• Time to begin work on High Renaissance art annotation
Homework for 5/29: • Research your artwork for your final art annotation. You will complete your annotation in the first 30 minutes of class on 5/29, followed by a presentation to the class on your artwork. See your annotation assignment here. I'll ask you to share your bibliography sources as well, so please keep track of them.
In class:
• Nolan's current events presentation
• Continue small group presentations - Lorenzo de Medici and food in Renaissance Italy, Botticelli, Savonarola
• Watch segment 2 of Medici documentary
Homework for 5/27:
• Look over your notes and artwork to prepare for a matching quiz (key individuals matched with image(s) related to them).
• Looking ahead, you will complete your final art annotation in class next week on Friday, 5/29. You'll have some time in class to learn about your artwork on Wednesday, 5/27... but you may want to get started learning about your assigned artwork over the long weekend. See your annotation assignment here.
Wednesday May 20
In class:
• Current events quiz
• Erin's current events presentation
• Small group presentations - Donatello, Brunelleschi/Ghiberti, Masaccio
• Continue Medici documentary
Homework for 5/22:
• Read pages 32-33 of the handout on Renaissance art and highlight/mark up key ideas... paying special attention to the four breakthroughs in Renaissance art.
Monday May 18
In class:
• Eli's current events presentation
• Jack's current events presentation
• Small group presentation - Cosimo de Medici
• Continue Medici documentary
Homework for 5/20:
• Study for a current events quiz over Kim's, Reece's, Eli's, and Jack's current events presentations.
Thursday May 14
In class:
• Reading from sections of Era of the Medici and work on summaries with group members. Directions here.
• Begin watching Medici documentary
Homework for 5/18:
• Complete summaries for your assigned portion of the chapter related to the Medici family.
• Add images of artwork/buildings mentioned in the chapter (add image URL beneath image).
• Read/watch supplemental materials related to your topic and be ready to discuss them in class. (For artwork, I will project an image and ask your group to talk about it.)
Tuesday May 12
In class:
• Middle Ages geography quiz
• Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
• Geography of the Italian Renaissance
Homework for 5/14:
• No homework.
Friday May 8
In class:
• Finish group presentations
• Reece's current events presentation
Homework for 5/12:
• Study for a geography cornerstone using your Middle Ages geography notes.
Wednesday May 6
In class:
• Group presentations
Homework for 5/8:
• Continue to work on group presentation if your group has not yet presented.
Monday May 4
In class:
• Annotated interview (individual discussions with me)
• Work on presentations in small groups
Homework for 5/6:
• Continue to work on group presentation.
Thursday Apr. 30
In class:
• Annotated interview (individual discussions with me)
• Work on presentations in small groups
Homework for 5/4:
• Continue to work on group presentation.
Tuesday Apr. 28
In class:
• Add to/finalize research questions and bibliography
• Analyze your artwork/artifact using PIRATES chart
• Small group work - start work on presentation
Homework for 4/30:
• Prepare for individual annotated interview, focusing on your knowledge of your artwork/artifact.
Thursday Apr. 16
In class:
• Debrief world religions field trip.
• Seek out an online source relevant to your artifact. Think about the validity of the online source (see criteria at this link). When you've found a good source, complete the Google form. Ms. Hamilton will be evaluating the website you found. Take notes from this resource.
• Be sure to cite sources in your bibliography.
Enjoy April Vacation!
Tuesday Apr. 14
In class:
• Preparation for world religions field trip
• Seek out an online source relevant to your artifact. Think about the validity of the online source (see criteria at this link). When you've found a good source, complete the Google form. Ms. Hamilton will be evaluating the website you found. Take notes from this resource.
• Be sure to cite sources in your bibliography.
Homework for 4/16:
Please continue research on your topic (either civilization more broadly or your artifact more narrowly) using Gale Virtual Reference Library sources. Ms. Hamilton has created an online collection for you. Link here.
If you are working at home and need a password, click on this link (be signed into your school email account).
Add notes in orange font.
Friday Apr. 10
In class:
• Class time to read about your civilization in textbook
• Library research
• Be sure to cite sources in your bibliography
Homework for 4/14:
Please continue research on your topic (either civilization more broadly or your artifact more narrowly) using Gale Virtual Reference Library sources. Ms. Hamilton has created an online collection for you. Link here.
If you are working at home and need a password, click on this link (be signed into your school email account).
Add notes in orange font. I will be checking on your notes progress this weekend.
Wednesday Apr. 8
In class:
• Library research on your civilization (broadly) or your artifact
• Be sure to cite sources in your bibliography
Homework for 4/10:
• Please continue research on your topic (either civilization more broadly or your artifact more narrowly). Ms. Hamilton has created an online collection for you. Link here.
Monday Apr. 6
In class:
• Medieval Europe quiz
• Close looking activity
• Look for your matching image with identifying information - link here and start research (look for notes template in your Google Classroom)
Homework for 4/8:
• Take notes from one encyclopedia source on your note sheet. Directions are on your project descriptor. Create a new project (Middle Ages) in EasyBib to keep track of and to cite your sources.
Thursday Apr. 2
In class:
• Medieval siege technology (video 1 and video 2)
• Importance of Magna Carta (discuss text + video link)
• Hundred Years' War (discuss text + slide show lecture link)
• Review for quiz over Middle Ages
Homework for 4/6:
• Review for quiz over Middle Ages.
• Please remember to ask parents/guardians to sign your world religions field trip permission slip and return it to me.
Tuesday Mar. 31
In class:
• Read about Black Death (in Decline of Feudalism)
• Click on this link (sound off) to learn more about the Black Death
• Black Death simulation
Homework for 4/2:
• Read the rest of the Decline of Feudalism handout
Friday Mar. 27
In class:
• Church influence in the Middle Ages (guided notes)
• Crusades (causes, course, outcomes)
• Crusades and religious extremism today? - link to dialog
• NOVA: Cathedral - link to video
Homework for 3/31:
• Watch NOVA Gothic Cathedral video segment. We watched until/stopped at minute 23:00; watch until minute 32:00. Please take notes on your handout (back side of Church in Middle Ages notes).
In class:
• Debrief reading / take reading quiz
• Role of guilds • Learn more about different social classes & report out - Nobles - Knights - Clergy - Tradesmen - Peasants
• Not everyone lived in a castle! Which professions would you choose? (Find 3 of interest to you.) Link
Homework for 3/27: • No homework.
Monday Mar. 23
In class:
• Debrief MFA field trip
• PIRATES - Middle Ages in Europe
• Middle Ages in 3 minutes - link to video
• vocab preview
• Read and take notes on Development of Feudalism in Western Europe (see notes template in Google Classroom)
Homework for 3/25: • Finish taking notes on reading; we will have a reading quiz over the big ideas in this chapter next class.
Thursday Mar. 19
No class - Power of One day with advisors
Homework for 3/23: • No homework!
Tuesday Mar. 17
In class:
• Current events quiz • Expectations for MFA / review map / find your artwork • Class time to work on MFA annotation #2
Homework for 3/19: • Finish your annotation and "submit" your work in Google Classroom. Due Thursday morning.
Thursday Mar. 12
In class:
• Islam quiz
• Hunter's CE presentation
• Begin annotation on MFA artwork #2
Homework for 3/17: • Study for a current events quiz over Megan's, Iliyan's, and Hunter's current events presentations.
• Using the Google Presentation template in your Google Classroom folder, annotate (draft is due at beginning of class on 3/17) your individual artwork/artifact we'll see at the MFA on Friday, March 20.
Homework for 3/12: • Study for a quiz over Islam (review your "star" homework that includes the five pillars of Islam and notes from class Keynote presentation (included in notes from March 4). Please also be sure to look over your map... there will be a geography component on the quiz. Study the map linked here.
Friday Mar. 6
In class:
• Iliyan CE
• Anatomy of a mosque (class handout)
• Art/architecture in Islam (class handout)
• Khan Academy - mihrab video link
• Find an example of Islamic art or architecture interesting to you and post on this class document
• Make your own star
Homework for 3/10: • Read about Muslim contributions to world civilization from these articles: exhibit at London's Science Museum and Huffington Post. Choose an example from each of the articles that stands out to you as important/interesting/significant. Be ready to share your example on Tuesday.
• Please remember your MFA field trip permission slip if you haven't already handed it in.
• Individual work analyzing this artwork: MFA link for art work (I created a Google Presentation posted to Google Classroom... look for it there. You can modify with more slides if you'd like. Art analysis is a cornerstone; you will have multiple opportunities to meet this cornerstone this year.) • These links may help you in your art history detective work to understand the symbolism in the artwork - Link 1 - Link 2 - Remember, you can also search in the Library's Marvel Database - Britannica K-12 School edition - for "Apostles" or conduct other internet searches. Be sure to keep track of sources for a bibliography that will accompany your annotation.
Homework for 3/2: Complete art annotation for Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the Four Evangelists.
Tuesday Feb. 24
In class:
• Go over current events quizzes
• Review 7 sacraments
• Annotate Seven Sacraments painting
Homework for 2/26 • Review Christianity handouts (text and notes from presentation) and be prepared for a quiz on Christianity (this word wall and Quizlet may help). Look at resources for 2/13 below.
ENJOY YOUR VACATION!
Friday Feb. 13
In class:
• Current events quiz - Kirsten, Jacob, and Joanie
• Continue study of Christianity
In class:
• Joanie CE
• Go over homework
• Finish Engineering an Empire
Homework for 2/9: Study your Rome map for a quiz over the geography of the Roman Empire. This is a cornerstone assessment.
Tuesday Feb. 3
In class: • Go over Roman Republic quiz • Jacob CE • Engineering an Empire
Homework for 2/5: Read about decline and legacy of Rome; answer questions handed out in class.
Friday Jan. 30
In class: • Kirsten CE • Start Engineering an Empire video
Homework for 2/3: No homework
Wednesday Jan. 28
SNOW DAY
Monday Jan. 26
In class: • Roman Republic quiz • Class time to work on 2nd Triumverate assignment (see Goggle Classroom for assignment) • Class time to work on art analysis of Augustus Caesar sculpture (see Goggle Classroom for assignment)
Homework for 1/30: • Finish 2nd Triumverate assignment and submit in Google Classroom • Finish Augustus Caesar art analysis and submit in Google classroom
Thursday Jan. 22
In class: • Debrief daily life in ancient Rome • Watch chariot race scene from film • Review founding of Rome to end of Republic
In class: • Current events quiz • Finish Carthage video • Begin work on daily life in ancient Rome (one person make a copy of this document and share it with group and me)
Homework for 1/22: • Complete research on your topic and add information to your group's Google Doc about life in ancient Rome.
Thursday Jan. 15
In class: • Current events - Kelly • Current events - Anna • Continue Carthage video
Homework for 1/20: • Study for current events quiz over Kelly and Anna's presentations (links on current events page of website).
Friday Jan. 9
In class: • Go over homework • Work on maps of Roman empire (text p. 165 and this link) • Carthage video
Homework for 1/13: • Complete reading/notes on Roman Republic.
Wednesday Jan. 7
In class: • Thomas Cole - Course of Empire paintings/analysis • Begin reading reading/notes on the founding of Rome and Rome's geography (class handout).
Homework for 1/9: • Complete reading/notes on the founding of Rome and Rome's geography.
Monday Jan. 5
In class: • Discussing human rights • Learning about hunger - open document below
Homework for 1/7: • Complete research on a NGO helping to respond to hunger.
Thursday Dec. 18
In class: • Seven Years in Tibet • Discuss film
Happy New Year!
Tuesday Dec. 16
In class: • Buddhism quiz • Seven Years in Tibet
Homework for 12/18: • Learn more about current issues between China and Tibet by completing the China/Tibet assignment in your Google Classroom. Please complete this before class on Thursday, 12/18 (turn it in).
Friday Dec. 12
In class: • South Asia map quiz • Current events quiz • Profile on the Dalai Lama • Excerpts from video, 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
Homework for 12/16: • Study for a quiz on Buddhism and the Dalai Lama. Terms to review: - Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) - Nirvana/Enlightenment - Reincarnation - Four Noble Truths - The Eightfold Path (general concept/not specific steps) - Middle Way - Dalai Lama - Lotus flower (symbolism in Buddhism) - Mandala - Meditation - Impermanence (nothing - good or bad - lasts forever)
Review your text handout on Buddhism (with lotus flower on front and explanation of 4 Noble Truths and Eightfold Path), your video notes on the Dalai Lama, and the handout (with Venn diagram) comparing Hinduism and Buddhism.
Quiz format: 10 questions total - matching and multiple choice
Wednesday Dec. 10
In class: • Elizabeth's current events presentation • Debrief effects of meditation • Spread of Buddhism
Homework for 12/12: • Study for a current events quiz over Morgan's and Elizabeth's current events presentations • Study for a geography quiz which will include the following locations: • China • Tibet • Nepal • India • Ganges River • Indus River • Mt. Everest • Lhasa • Varanasi • Bodh Gaya
Monday Dec. 8
In class: • Morgan's current events presentation • Hinduism quiz • Overview of Buddhism - text and questions • Interview with Zen Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh
Homework for 12/10: • Review all three of the resources below to learn more about how meditation affects the brain. Record 5 things (in total) you learned that you found interesting or surprising (at least one from each source). Meditation Alters Brain Structure World's Happiest Man? Scientific American - video link (2:17) • Test corrections due next class. I
Thursday Dec. 4
In class: • Review Hinduism webquest • Hinduism presentation
Homework for 12/8: • Study for a quiz on Hinduism, including these terms/concepts (be sure to review your entire Hinduism webquest handout):
- Brahman
- Karma
- Dharma
- Moksha
- Reincarnation
- Vedas
- Meditation
- Mandir
There will NOT be a geography component on this quiz.
Tuesday Dec. 2
In class: • Map work - South Asia and sites related to Hinduism/Buddhism • Webquest on Hinduism (resource link here)
Homework for 12/4: • Finish both your map and webquest.
Tuesday Nov. 24
In class: • Going deeper: art and architecture in ancient Greece • Please bring headphones/ear buds to class - Art annotation exemplar - Art annotation assignment and template (check Google Classroom)
No homework - Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday Nov. 21
In class: • Test on ancient Greece
No homework
Wednesday Nov. 19
In class: • Map quiz - ancient Greece • Greek theater (Elizabeth/Anna/Kirsten/Nick) - link • Review for history test on ancient Greece
Homework for 11/21: • You are welcome to come to an optional review session in my classroom after school on Wednesday, Nov. 19.
• Resources on [[@/Ancient+Greece+%2714|Ancient Greece page]] may be helpful (see student-created review games at bottom of page)
Monday Nov. 17
In class: • Hand back current events quizzes • Great Greek presentations - Greek art (James/Megan) - link - Science/Mathematics (Reed/Nolan/Iliyan) - link - Greek colonization (Jacob/Jack/Reece) - link • Discuss philosophy in ancient Greece
Homework for 11/19: • Study for the map portion of the test on ancient Greece.
• Continue to study for history portion of ancient Greek test • Resources on [[@/Ancient+Greece+%2714|Ancient Greece page]] may be helpful
Thursday Nov. 13
In class: • Great Greek presentations - Military/Political (Hunter/Tony/Justin/Stephen/Eli) - link 1 and link 2 - Greek architecture (Kelly/Joanie/Erin) - link - Lincoln Memorial online link - Women in ancient Greece (Morgan/Kim) - link
Homework for 11/17: • Check your Google Classroom folder and make sure you have completed and turned in your assignments for BOTH the Persian Wars and Peloponnesian Wars • Be sure to add your bibliography to the bottom of your Great Greek notes • Start to study for your ancient Greece map and history tests.
Monday Nov. 10
In class: • Current events quiz • Continue research • Work on group presentation
Homework for 11/13: • Complete presentation using Google Slides (share with me so I can offer feedback)
Thursday Nov. 6
In class: • Research for Great Greek project (in library or in class)
Homework for 11/10: • Study for quiz over James' and Nick's CE presentations • Continue to read and take notes using reliable sources for your topic. • Begin to create a Google Slide presentation (one presentation for your topic) and share it with each other and with me.
• Please review this rubric for your presentation:
In class: • Research for Great Greek project (in library or in class)
Homework for 11/6: • Continue to read and take notes using reliable sources for your topic.
• Go to Google Classroom and look for document titled "Great Greek Research." Read and take notes on at least one library online source. Access online library materials (no Wikipedia!) through the library homepage. Click on:
Marvel --> B --> Britannica Online School Edition K-12 (middle school and/or high school edition) and search for your topic
GVRL (Gale Virtual Reference Library) --> LOTS of resources
Passwords available on the library home page if working from home; you need to be signed into your Yarmouth Schools gmail account to be able to view.
Please be sure you have shared your Google Doc notes sheet with me.
Friday Oct. 31
In class: • Current events - Nick • Hand out/discuss timeline of ancient Greece • Debrief Persian wars and annotate maps • Great Greek preferences link • Peloponnesian Wars (see your Google Classroom folder)
Homework for 11/4: • Finish Peloponnesian War homework.
Wednesday Oct. 29
In class: • Compare/contrast Athens & US - democracy • Debrief similarities/differences - Athens and Sparta • Persian Wars
Homework for 10/31: • Finish Persian Wars homework.
Monday Oct. 27
In class: • Chart/take notes on democracy in Athens and make comparisons to US • Vocab quiz - terms related to the development of democracy in Athens • Compare/contrast Athens and Sparta
Homework for 10/29: • On the back of the yellow handout with the diagram of the 3 branches of the US government, summarize unique features of Athens' democracy, US democracy, and (in the center) key similarities between the two.
Thursday Oct. 23
In class: • James' current events presentation • Reading/questions about development of monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy in ancient Greece • Read/discuss the development of democracy in ancient Athens
Homework for 10/27: • Read big (11x17) handout on Democracy in Athens. Read for understanding about the ways that Athens' democracy functioned, and also be familiar with the following vocab terms: • monarchy • oligarchy • tyranny • democracy • citizen • Assembly • Council • jury • strategoi • archon • ostracism • metic We will have a matching vocabulary quiz over these terms at the start of our next class.
Tuesday Oct. 21
In class: • Hand back Judaism tests and review test corrections policy • Discuss ancient Greece map homework • Lecture Minoans, Mycenaeans, and early formation of Greek city-states
Homework for 10/22: • Complete reading, Legacy of Greece, and answer questions attached on last page of text.
• Note: test corrections due by Friday, 10/24. If you choose to do test corrections, follow the directions listed on the test corrections page and print and staple your test corrections to your original test.
Friday Oct. 17
In class: • Current events quiz • What do you know about ancient Greece? • Map work - ancient Greece (use links at top of this page)
Homework for 10/21: • Complete map and reflection questions on back of the green label sheet.
Friday Oct. 10
In class: • Share with me 10 Things to Know about the Middle East • Malala Yousafzai wins the Nobel Peace Prize! (Interview with Jon Stewart last year) • Israeli Palestinian conflict overview including 60 Minutes piece on Iron Dome
Homework for Friday, 10/17 (no class on 10/15 - field trip): • Study for a current events quiz over Reed's presentation (look for his presentation linked here) and the Israeli-Palestinian map handed out in class.
Wednesday Oct. 8
In class: • Judaism test • 10 Things to Know about the Middle East (check Google Classroom for assignment)
Homework for 10/10: • Finish all parts of assignment - 10 Things to Know About the Middle East - including labeling your map (bring to class) and "turning in" the Google Doc.
Monday Oct. 6
In class: • Review new parts of reading / note sheet from text handed out in class • Jeopardy review game
Homework for 10/8: • Study for Judaism test on Wednesday, 10/8. Review sheet linked here.
Thursday Oct. 2
In class: • Reed's current event presentation • Discuss Supreme Court visit • Share homework - Jewish holidays • Charitable giving - acts of kindness • Video segment / synagogue
Homework for 10/:6 • Read Judaism handout and take notes using the Google Doc linked here. • Begin studying for Judaism test on Wednesday, 10/8. Review sheet linked here. Note: If links don't open in Chrome, please try Safari.
Tuesday Sep. 30
In class: • Debrief homework • Finish textbook reading on Jewish exile • Kingdom of David video segments (Link - start to 27:17)
Homework for 10/2:
• Learn about and record notes on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Hanukkah using the document at this link.
Friday Sep. 26
In class: • Review timeline HW • Unit overview • Text reading (pgs. 83-86) & taking notes • David & Goliath (link 1 and link 2)
Homework for 9/30: • Complete Passover section of homework (using links provided).
Wednesday Sep. 24
In class: • Share information about solutions to Malawi's problems with poverty, hunger, and drought • In-class essay - please make a copy, use the naming protocol YourLastName.4B.MalawiEssay, and share with me
• What the World Eats
• How the World Lives
Homework for 9/26: • Complete BC/BCE and AD/CE homework (handout from class)
Monday Sep. 22
In class: • Share quotes from Boy Who Harnessed the Wind in small groups • Ladysmith Black Mombazo - Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain • Presentation on causes of hunger in Malawi
Homework for 9/24: • What are sustainable solutions to hunger in Malawi?
Open this Google Doc to learn more about your assigned solution to Malawi's problem with hunger and drought
Thursday Sep. 18
In class: • Middle East map quiz • Hunger in Malawi - make a copy of this document, rename it using the naming protocol on the top of the page, and share it with me.
Homework for 9/22:
• Finish any remaining portions of the Hunger in Malawi Google Doc you haven't finished (including Washington Post article/facts and three quotes from Boy Who Harnessed the Wind).
Update: Please bring earbuds/headphones to class on Monday if you have them.
Tuesday Sep. 16
In class: • Finish signing up for current events • Review 9/11 • 9/11 quiz • Middle East map practice • Online map games (These online games include some additional countries you do not need to know for our quiz. Please refer to your label list for the countries for which you are responsible.)
Homework for 9/18:
• Study for a map quiz on the Middle East using class handouts and the online games linked at left. You will have a word bank on the quiz.
Friday Sep. 12
In class: • Share interview notes about 9/11 • Discuss recent current events - presentation on ISIS (current events exemplar) • Sign up for current events (got through #10)
Homework for 9/16:
• Study for a quiz over 9/11 on Tuesday. Please study the two handouts from our last class. Format will be matching (vocabulary), multiple choice, and true/false.
• Also start studying for a map quiz on the Middle East - we'll have a map quiz over the countries/bodies of water you labeled on Thursday, 9/18.
Homework for 9/12:
• Conduct an interview with someone who vividly remembers the events on 9/11. Make a copy of this Google Doc and follow guidelines for your interview.
Monday Sep. 8
In class: • Editorial cartoons practice - in class and on your own • Current events bingo • What do you know about 9/11?
Homework for 9/12: • Conduct an interview with someone who vividly remembers the events on 9/11. Make a copy of this Google Doc and follow guidelines for your interview.
Thursday Sep. 4
In class: • Review 9th grade policies • 7 billion (had technical difficulties - will retry later) • Middle East map • Started reviewing editorial cartoons
Homework for 9/8: • No homework - enjoy the weekend!
Tuesday Sep. 2
In class: • Course introduction and course syllabus • Tolerance activity and discussion • Learning style information sheet
Homework for 9/4: • Finish "About You" assignment - please do not spend more than 20 minutes.
Google Classroom Link
June 15
• Our classroom - 12:30-2:00
• Please bring your binder
June 10
• Review for final exam (shortened class period because of step-up day)
• Study for the final exam.
June 8
• Stephen's CE
• Current events quiz
• Review for final exam
• Complete your part of the review by adding images to your section of the document and being ready to explain key ideas/concepts/terms in class (add images to slides linked here).
• Study for the exam using the review packet. (Having an organized binder will help you prepare for the exam.)
June 4
• Justin's CE presentation
• Explore Leonardo's genius!
- link 1 (look at Leonardo's notebooks)
- link 2
- link 3 (write your name backwards)
- link 4
- link 5
• Study for a current events quiz over Tony's and Justin's presentations.
• Complete your part of the review by adding images to your section of the document and being ready to explain key ideas/concepts/terms in class (add images to slides linked here).
• Study for the exam using the review packet. (Having an organized binder will help you prepare for the exam.)
June 2
• Tony's current events presentation
• Current events quiz
• Finish art presentations
• No homework
May 29
• Complete art annotation #4
• Begin presentations on High Renaissance artworks
- Sistene Chapel Ceiling - Khan Academy link
- God Creating Adam link
• Study for a current events quiz over Erin's and Nolan's presentations.
May 27
• Quiz - Early Renaissance / Era of Medici
• Keynote: High Renaissance developments in painting and sculpture
• Time to begin work on High Renaissance art annotation
• Research your artwork for your final art annotation. You will complete your annotation in the first 30 minutes of class on 5/29, followed by a presentation to the class on your artwork. See your annotation assignment here. I'll ask you to share your bibliography sources as well, so please keep track of them.
• Rubric attached below.
May 22
• Nolan's current events presentation
• Continue small group presentations - Lorenzo de Medici and food in Renaissance Italy, Botticelli, Savonarola
• Watch segment 2 of Medici documentary
• Look over your notes and artwork to prepare for a matching quiz (key individuals matched with image(s) related to them).
• Looking ahead, you will complete your final art annotation in class next week on Friday, 5/29. You'll have some time in class to learn about your artwork on Wednesday, 5/27... but you may want to get started learning about your assigned artwork over the long weekend. See your annotation assignment here.
May 20
• Current events quiz
• Erin's current events presentation
• Small group presentations - Donatello, Brunelleschi/Ghiberti, Masaccio
• Continue Medici documentary
• Read pages 32-33 of the handout on Renaissance art and highlight/mark up key ideas... paying special attention to the four breakthroughs in Renaissance art.
May 18
• Eli's current events presentation
• Jack's current events presentation
• Small group presentation - Cosimo de Medici
• Continue Medici documentary
• Study for a current events quiz over Kim's, Reece's, Eli's, and Jack's current events presentations.
May 14
• Reading from sections of Era of the Medici and work on summaries with group members. Directions here.
• Begin watching Medici documentary
• Complete summaries for your assigned portion of the chapter related to the Medici family.
• Add images of artwork/buildings mentioned in the chapter (add image URL beneath image).
• Read/watch supplemental materials related to your topic and be ready to discuss them in class. (For artwork, I will project an image and ask your group to talk about it.)
May 12
• Middle Ages geography quiz
• Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
• Geography of the Italian Renaissance
• No homework.
May 8
• Finish group presentations
• Reece's current events presentation
• Study for a geography cornerstone using your Middle Ages geography notes.
May 6
• Group presentations
• Continue to work on group presentation if your group has not yet presented.
May 4
• Annotated interview (individual discussions with me)
• Work on presentations in small groups
• Continue to work on group presentation.
Apr. 30
• Annotated interview (individual discussions with me)
• Work on presentations in small groups
• Continue to work on group presentation.
Apr. 28
• Add to/finalize research questions and bibliography
• Analyze your artwork/artifact using PIRATES chart
• Small group work - start work on presentation
• Prepare for individual annotated interview, focusing on your knowledge of your artwork/artifact.
Apr. 16
• Debrief world religions field trip.
• Seek out an online source relevant to your artifact. Think about the validity of the online source (see criteria at this link). When you've found a good source, complete the Google form. Ms. Hamilton will be evaluating the website you found. Take notes from this resource.
• Be sure to cite sources in your bibliography.
Apr. 14
• Preparation for world religions field trip
• Seek out an online source relevant to your artifact. Think about the validity of the online source (see criteria at this link). When you've found a good source, complete the Google form. Ms. Hamilton will be evaluating the website you found. Take notes from this resource.
• Be sure to cite sources in your bibliography.
Please continue research on your topic (either civilization more broadly or your artifact more narrowly) using Gale Virtual Reference Library sources. Ms. Hamilton has created an online collection for you. Link here.
If you are working at home and need a password, click on this link (be signed into your school email account).
Add notes in orange font.
Apr. 10
• Class time to read about your civilization in textbook
• Library research
• Be sure to cite sources in your bibliography
Please continue research on your topic (either civilization more broadly or your artifact more narrowly) using Gale Virtual Reference Library sources. Ms. Hamilton has created an online collection for you. Link here.
If you are working at home and need a password, click on this link (be signed into your school email account).
Add notes in orange font. I will be checking on your notes progress this weekend.
Apr. 8
• Library research on your civilization (broadly) or your artifact
• Be sure to cite sources in your bibliography
• Please continue research on your topic (either civilization more broadly or your artifact more narrowly). Ms. Hamilton has created an online collection for you. Link here.
Apr. 6
• Medieval Europe quiz
• Close looking activity
• Look for your matching image with identifying information - link here and start research (look for notes template in your Google Classroom)
• Take notes from one encyclopedia source on your note sheet. Directions are on your project descriptor. Create a new project (Middle Ages) in EasyBib to keep track of and to cite your sources.
Apr. 2
• Medieval siege technology (video 1 and video 2)
• Importance of Magna Carta (discuss text + video link)
• Hundred Years' War (discuss text + slide show lecture link)
• Review for quiz over Middle Ages
• Review for quiz over Middle Ages.
• Please remember to ask parents/guardians to sign your world religions field trip permission slip and return it to me.
Mar. 31
• Read about Black Death (in Decline of Feudalism)
• Click on this link (sound off) to learn more about the Black Death
• Black Death simulation
• Read the rest of the Decline of Feudalism handout
Mar. 27
• Church influence in the Middle Ages (guided notes)
• Crusades (causes, course, outcomes)
• Crusades and religious extremism today? - link to dialog
• NOVA: Cathedral - link to video
• Watch NOVA Gothic Cathedral video segment. We watched until/stopped at minute 23:00; watch until minute 32:00. Please take notes on your handout (back side of Church in Middle Ages notes).
Mar. 25
• Debrief reading / take reading quiz
• Role of guilds
• Learn more about different social classes & report out
- Nobles
- Knights
- Clergy
- Tradesmen
- Peasants
• Not everyone lived in a castle! Which professions would you choose? (Find 3 of interest to you.) Link
• No homework.
Mar. 23
• Debrief MFA field trip
• PIRATES - Middle Ages in Europe
• Middle Ages in 3 minutes - link to video
• vocab preview
• Read and take notes on Development of Feudalism in Western Europe (see notes template in Google Classroom)
• Finish taking notes on reading; we will have a reading quiz over the big ideas in this chapter next class.
Mar. 19
• No homework!
Mar. 17
• Current events quiz
• Expectations for MFA / review map / find your artwork
• Class time to work on MFA annotation #2
• Finish your annotation and "submit" your work in Google Classroom. Due Thursday morning.
Mar. 12
• Islam quiz
• Hunter's CE presentation
• Begin annotation on MFA artwork #2
• Study for a current events quiz over Megan's, Iliyan's, and Hunter's current events presentations.
• Using the Google Presentation template in your Google Classroom folder, annotate (draft is due at beginning of class on 3/17) your individual artwork/artifact we'll see at the MFA on Friday, March 20.
Mar. 10
• Share Muslim contributions
• Video, When the Moors Ruled in Europe
• Study for a quiz over Islam (review your "star" homework that includes the five pillars of Islam and notes from class Keynote presentation (included in notes from March 4). Please also be sure to look over your map... there will be a geography component on the quiz. Study the map linked here.
Mar. 6
• Iliyan CE
• Anatomy of a mosque (class handout)
• Art/architecture in Islam (class handout)
• Khan Academy - mihrab video link
• Find an example of Islamic art or architecture interesting to you and post on this class document
• Make your own star
• Read about Muslim contributions to world civilization from these articles: exhibit at London's Science Museum and Huffington Post. Choose an example from each of the articles that stands out to you as important/interesting/significant. Be ready to share your example on Tuesday.
• Please remember your MFA field trip permission slip if you haven't already handed it in.
Mar. 4
• Debrief homework
• Notes on Islam
• Hajj video
• Complete map on spread of Islam and Byzantine Empire using this map
Mar. 2
• Field trip permission slip out
• Megan's CE presentation
• Debrief artwork / continue with Romanesque and Gothic art
• Analyze this artwork together in class
• Middle Ages preview
• Complete test corrections
• Read Islam handout / complete information about each item in the star
Feb. 26
• Christianity quiz
• Byzantine empire and Byzantine art/architecture
• Individual work analyzing this artwork: MFA link for art work (I created a Google Presentation posted to Google Classroom... look for it there. You can modify with more slides if you'd like. Art analysis is a cornerstone; you will have multiple opportunities to meet this cornerstone this year.)
• These links may help you in your art history detective work to understand the symbolism in the artwork
- Link 1
- Link 2
- Remember, you can also search in the Library's Marvel Database - Britannica K-12 School edition - for "Apostles" or conduct other internet searches. Be sure to keep track of sources for a bibliography that will accompany your annotation.
Rubric:
Complete art annotation for Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the Four Evangelists.
Feb. 24
• Go over current events quizzes
• Review 7 sacraments
• Annotate Seven Sacraments painting
• Review Christianity handouts (text and notes from presentation) and be prepared for a quiz on Christianity (this word wall and Quizlet may help). Look at resources for 2/13 below.
Feb. 13
• Current events quiz - Kirsten, Jacob, and Joanie
• Continue study of Christianity
Link to Khan Academy - analysis of Last Supper painting
Feb. 11
• Roman Empire and decline test
• Begin study of Christianity
Study for a current events quiz over Kirsten, Jacob, and Joanie's presentations.
Feb. 9
• Geography quiz - Rome
• Activity on Rome's Decline
• Review for Roman Empire test
Study for a test over the Roman Empire and its decline.
Feb. 5
• Joanie CE
• Go over homework
• Finish Engineering an Empire
Study your Rome map for a quiz over the geography of the Roman Empire. This is a cornerstone assessment.
Feb. 3
• Go over Roman Republic quiz
• Jacob CE
• Engineering an Empire
Read about decline and legacy of Rome; answer questions handed out in class.
Jan. 30
• Kirsten CE
• Start Engineering an Empire video
No homework
Jan. 28
Jan. 26
• Roman Republic quiz
• Class time to work on 2nd Triumverate assignment (see Goggle Classroom for assignment)
• Class time to work on art analysis of Augustus Caesar sculpture (see Goggle Classroom for assignment)
• Finish 2nd Triumverate assignment and submit in Google Classroom
• Finish Augustus Caesar art analysis and submit in Google classroom
Jan. 22
• Debrief daily life in ancient Rome
• Watch chariot race scene from film
• Review founding of Rome to end of Republic
• Read together class handout on Julius Caesar
• Study for quiz over Roman Republic. Review sheet here:
Jan. 20
• Current events quiz
• Finish Carthage video
• Begin work on daily life in ancient Rome (one person make a copy of this document and share it with group and me)
• Complete research on your topic and add information to your group's Google Doc about life in ancient Rome.
Jan. 15
• Current events - Kelly
• Current events - Anna
• Continue Carthage video
• Study for current events quiz over Kelly and Anna's presentations (links on current events page of website).
Jan. 9
• Go over homework
• Work on maps of Roman empire (text p. 165 and this link)
• Carthage video
• Complete reading/notes on Roman Republic.
Jan. 7
• Thomas Cole - Course of Empire paintings/analysis
• Begin reading reading/notes on the founding of Rome and Rome's geography (class handout).
• Complete reading/notes on the founding of Rome and Rome's geography.
Jan. 5
• Discussing human rights
• Learning about hunger - open document below
• Complete research on a NGO helping to respond to hunger.
Dec. 18
• Seven Years in Tibet
• Discuss film
Dec. 16
• Buddhism quiz
• Seven Years in Tibet
• Learn more about current issues between China and Tibet by completing the China/Tibet assignment in your Google Classroom. Please complete this before class on Thursday, 12/18
(turn it in).
Dec. 12
• South Asia map quiz
• Current events quiz
• Profile on the Dalai Lama
• Excerpts from video, 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
• Study for a quiz on Buddhism and the Dalai Lama. Terms to review:
- Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
- Nirvana/Enlightenment
- Reincarnation
- Four Noble Truths
- The Eightfold Path (general concept/not specific steps)
- Middle Way
- Dalai Lama
- Lotus flower (symbolism in Buddhism)
- Mandala
- Meditation
- Impermanence (nothing - good or bad - lasts forever)
Review your text handout on Buddhism (with lotus flower on front and explanation of 4 Noble Truths and Eightfold Path), your video notes on the Dalai Lama, and the handout (with Venn diagram) comparing Hinduism and Buddhism.
Quiz format: 10 questions total - matching and multiple choice
Dec. 10
• Elizabeth's current events presentation
• Debrief effects of meditation
• Spread of Buddhism
• History of Tibet
• Peace flags (quote or art)
- http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/9074.Th_ch_Nh_t_H_nh
- http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/570218.Dalai_Lama_XIV
- http://www.dalailamaquotes.org/
- http://www.do-meditation.com/enlightenment-quotes.html#sthash.KF4T8B0V.dpbs
• Study for a current events quiz over Morgan's and Elizabeth's current events presentations
• Study for a geography quiz which will include the following locations:
• China
• Tibet
• Nepal
• India
• Ganges River
• Indus River
• Mt. Everest
• Lhasa
• Varanasi
• Bodh Gaya
Dec. 8
• Morgan's current events presentation
• Hinduism quiz
• Overview of Buddhism - text and questions
• Interview with Zen Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh
• Review all three of the resources below to learn more about how meditation affects the brain. Record 5 things (in total) you learned that you found interesting or surprising (at least one from each source).
Meditation Alters Brain Structure
World's Happiest Man?
Scientific American - video link (2:17)
• Test corrections due next class. I
Dec. 4
• Review Hinduism webquest
• Hinduism presentation
• Study for a quiz on Hinduism, including these terms/concepts (be sure to review your entire Hinduism webquest handout):
- Brahman
- Karma
- Dharma
- Moksha
- Reincarnation
- Vedas
- Meditation
- Mandir
There will NOT be a geography component on this quiz.
Dec. 2
• Map work - South Asia and sites related to Hinduism/Buddhism
• Webquest on Hinduism (resource link here)
• Finish both your map and webquest.
Nov. 24
• Going deeper: art and architecture in ancient Greece
• Please bring headphones/ear buds to class
- Art annotation exemplar
- Art annotation assignment and template (check Google Classroom)
Nov. 21
• Test on ancient Greece
Nov. 19
• Map quiz - ancient Greece
• Greek theater (Elizabeth/Anna/Kirsten/Nick) - link
• Review for history test on ancient Greece
• You are welcome to come to an optional review session in my classroom after school on Wednesday, Nov. 19.
• Resources on [[@/Ancient+Greece+%2714|Ancient Greece page]] may be helpful (see student-created review games at bottom of page)
Nov. 17
• Hand back current events quizzes
• Great Greek presentations
- Greek art (James/Megan) - link
- Science/Mathematics (Reed/Nolan/Iliyan) - link
- Greek colonization (Jacob/Jack/Reece) - link
• Discuss philosophy in ancient Greece
• Study for the map portion of the test on ancient Greece.
• Continue to study for history portion of ancient Greek test
• Resources on [[@/Ancient+Greece+%2714|Ancient Greece page]] may be helpful
Nov. 13
• Great Greek presentations
- Military/Political (Hunter/Tony/Justin/Stephen/Eli) -
link 1 and link 2
- Greek architecture (Kelly/Joanie/Erin) - link
- Lincoln Memorial online link
- Women in ancient Greece (Morgan/Kim) - link
• Check your Google Classroom folder and make sure you have completed and turned in your assignments for BOTH the Persian Wars and Peloponnesian Wars
• Be sure to add your bibliography to the bottom of your Great Greek notes
• Start to study for your ancient Greece map and history tests.
Nov. 10
• Current events quiz
• Continue research
• Work on group presentation
• Complete presentation using Google Slides (share with me so I can offer feedback)
Nov. 6
• Research for Great Greek project (in library or in class)
• Study for quiz over James' and Nick's CE presentations
• Continue to read and take notes using reliable sources for your topic.
• Begin to create a Google Slide presentation (one presentation for your topic) and share it with each other and with me.
• Please review this rubric for your presentation:
Nov. 4
• Research for Great Greek project (in library or in class)
• Continue to read and take notes using reliable sources for your topic.
• Go to Google Classroom and look for document titled "Great Greek Research." Read and take notes on at least one library online source. Access online library materials (no Wikipedia!) through the library homepage. Click on:
- Marvel --> B --> Britannica Online School Edition K-12 (middle school and/or high school edition) and search for your topic
- GVRL (Gale Virtual Reference Library) --> LOTS of resources
Passwords available on the library home page if working from home; you need to be signed into your Yarmouth Schools gmail account to be able to view.Please be sure you have shared your Google Doc notes sheet with me.
Oct. 31
• Current events - Nick
• Hand out/discuss timeline of ancient Greece
• Debrief Persian wars and annotate maps
• Great Greek preferences link
• Peloponnesian Wars (see your Google Classroom folder)
• Finish Peloponnesian War homework.
Oct. 29
• Compare/contrast Athens & US - democracy
• Debrief similarities/differences - Athens and Sparta
• Persian Wars
• Finish Persian Wars homework.
Oct. 27
• Chart/take notes on democracy in Athens and make comparisons to US
• Vocab quiz - terms related to the development of democracy in Athens
• Compare/contrast Athens and Sparta
• On the back of the yellow handout with the diagram of the 3 branches of the US government, summarize unique features of Athens' democracy, US democracy, and (in the center) key similarities between the two.
Oct. 23
• James' current events presentation
• Reading/questions about development of monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy in ancient Greece
• Read/discuss the development of democracy in ancient Athens
• Read big (11x17) handout on Democracy in Athens. Read for understanding about the ways that Athens' democracy functioned, and also be familiar with the following vocab terms:
• monarchy
• oligarchy
• tyranny
• democracy
• citizen
• Assembly
• Council
• jury
• strategoi
• archon
• ostracism
• metic
We will have a matching vocabulary quiz over these terms at the start of our next class.
Oct. 21
• Hand back Judaism tests and review test corrections policy
• Discuss ancient Greece map homework
• Lecture Minoans, Mycenaeans, and early formation of Greek city-states
• Start reading Legacy of Greece class handout
• Complete reading, Legacy of Greece, and answer questions attached on last page of text.
• Note: test corrections due by Friday, 10/24. If you choose to do test corrections, follow the directions listed on the test corrections page and print and staple your test corrections to your original test.
Oct. 17
• Current events quiz
• What do you know about ancient Greece?
• Map work - ancient Greece (use links at top of this page)
• Complete map and reflection questions on back of the green label sheet.
Oct. 10
• Share with me 10 Things to Know about the Middle East
• Malala Yousafzai wins the Nobel Peace Prize! (Interview with Jon Stewart last year)
• Israeli Palestinian conflict overview including 60 Minutes piece on Iron Dome
• Study for a current events quiz over Reed's presentation (look for his presentation linked here) and the Israeli-Palestinian map handed out in class.
Oct. 8
• Judaism test
• 10 Things to Know about the Middle East (check Google Classroom for assignment)
• Finish all parts of assignment - 10 Things to Know About the Middle East - including labeling your map (bring to class) and "turning in" the Google Doc.
Oct. 6
• Review new parts of reading / note sheet from text handed out in class
• Jeopardy review game
• Study for Judaism test on Wednesday, 10/8. Review sheet linked here.
Oct. 2
• Reed's current event presentation
• Discuss Supreme Court visit
• Share homework - Jewish holidays
• Charitable giving - acts of kindness
• Video segment / synagogue
• Read Judaism handout and take notes using the Google Doc linked here.
• Begin studying for Judaism test on Wednesday, 10/8. Review sheet linked here.
Note: If links don't open in Chrome, please try Safari.
Sep. 30
• Debrief homework
• Finish textbook reading on Jewish exile
• Kingdom of David video segments (Link - start to 27:17)
• Learn about and record notes on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Hanukkah using the document at this link.
Sep. 26
• Review timeline HW
• Unit overview
• Text reading (pgs. 83-86) & taking notes
• David & Goliath (link 1 and link 2)
• Complete Passover section of homework (using links provided).
Sep. 24
• Share information about solutions to Malawi's problems with poverty, hunger, and drought
• In-class essay - please make a copy, use the naming protocol YourLastName.4B.MalawiEssay, and share with me
• What the World Eats
• How the World Lives
• Complete BC/BCE and AD/CE homework (handout from class)
Sep. 22
• Share quotes from Boy Who Harnessed the Wind in small groups
• Ladysmith Black Mombazo - Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain
• Presentation on causes of hunger in Malawi
• What are sustainable solutions to hunger in Malawi?
Open this Google Doc to learn more about your assigned solution to Malawi's problem with hunger and drought
Sep. 18
• Middle East map quiz
• Hunger in Malawi - make a copy of this document, rename it using the naming protocol on the top of the page, and share it with me.
• Finish any remaining portions of the Hunger in Malawi Google Doc you haven't finished (including Washington Post article/facts and three quotes from Boy Who Harnessed the Wind).
Update: Please bring earbuds/headphones to class on Monday if you have them.
Sep. 16
• Finish signing up for current events
• Review 9/11
• 9/11 quiz
• Middle East map practice
• Online map games (These online games include some additional countries you do not need to know for our quiz. Please refer to your label list for the countries for which you are responsible.)
• Study for a map quiz on the Middle East using class handouts and the online games linked at left. You will have a word bank on the quiz.
Sep. 12
• Share interview notes about 9/11
• Discuss recent current events - presentation on ISIS (current events exemplar)
• Sign up for current events (got through #10)
• Study for a quiz over 9/11 on Tuesday. Please study the two handouts from our last class. Format will be matching (vocabulary), multiple choice, and true/false.
• Also start studying for a map quiz on the Middle East - we'll have a map quiz over the countries/bodies of water you labeled on Thursday, 9/18.
Sep. 10
• Discuss events of 9/11
- Video link 1 (stopped at 13:30)
- Video link 2
• Conduct an interview with someone who vividly remembers the events on 9/11. Make a copy of this Google Doc and follow guidelines for your interview.
Sep. 8
• Editorial cartoons practice - in class and on your own
• Current events bingo
• What do you know about 9/11?
• Conduct an interview with someone who vividly remembers the events on 9/11. Make a copy of this Google Doc and follow guidelines for your interview.
Sep. 4
• Review 9th grade policies
• 7 billion (had technical difficulties - will retry later)
• Middle East map
• Started reviewing editorial cartoons
• No homework - enjoy the weekend!
Sep. 2
• Course introduction and course syllabus
• Tolerance activity and discussion
• Learning style information sheet
• Finish "About You" assignment - please do not spend more than 20 minutes.